We hired our B&B hosts to drive us out to Vinales, about an hour and a half west of Havana. First stop was the Mural Prehistorica, pined in the early 1960's.

Then a small but varied botanical garden.

There are B&B's (sideways H symbol) in the countryside also.

Billboard denouncing the economic embargo:

Vinales is known for its caves. The first one, Cuevas de Indio, is quite touristy. We entered via these stairs.

After a short paved walkway, we get in the boat.

The boat ride is scenic but our pics were blurry. We soon emerged.

Palenque is a wide cave opening used as a bar/restaurant sometimes with live music.

Early afternoon in the rain Palenque was very quiet.

Ceuvas Santo Tomas is more of an adventure. There's a steep climb to the entrance in the rainforest.

View from cave entrance:

Santo Tomas has many interesting sights.

We were fairly lucky during a frequently rainy day that we were not outside in too much of it. Cuevas de Indio was our first stop but it had a power failure then. By the time we visited the mural and the botanical garden the power had been restored.